|  | 7.1 | Cisco Routers in NetWare Networks
| 7.1.2 | IPX features

IPX is the NetWare Layer 3 protocol used to route packets through interconnected networks. IPX is connectionless (similar to IP packets in TCP/IP networks) and operates within the same network implementation as TCP/IP, provided that you have a multiprotocol router. Some of the characteristics of IPX are: It is used in a client/server environment It uses the network.node IPX addressing structure Its logical address contains an interface MAC address IPX interface configuration supports multiple data-link encapsulations Novell RIP uses the distance-vector metrics of ticks and hops Service advertisement protocol (SAP) and Get Nearest Server (GNS) broadcasts connect clients and servers IPX uses distance-vector routing (such as RIP) or link-state routing (such as NetWare Link Services Protocol [NLSP]). IPX RIP sends routing updates every 60 seconds. RIP uses ticks (network delay) and hop count as its routing metrics and if the hop count is greater than 15, the packet will be discarded.
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